The Human Emperor c1-2382
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“Corpses!” Li Siye said, his eyes flying open.
As the Invincible Great General, the leader of the Wushang Cavalry, Li Siye had been through many battles, and he had long ago grown accustomed to gruesome battlefields. But upon seeing the scattered corpses on the mountaintop, he still couldn’t help but be a little stunned.
There were far more bodies scattered across the mountaintop than expected. Besides the dark-skinned Sindhu miners, Li Siye also spotted bodies in heavy armor.
Those were the Tang elites that had been garrisoned in Hyderabad.
Whooosh!
Wang Chong brought his group plummeting from the sky like a meteor, landing atop the Hyderabad Mountains.
The burning odor was a hundred times stronger than it had been in the sky. All of them now understood what its source was.
It was the odor of burning flesh.
“It’s the men in black! They caused all of this!”
Wang Chong extended a palm, and a black-clothed corpse flew out from a pile of corpses and landed in front of Wang Chong.
Wang Chong raised a finger, and a wooden plate the width of two fingers rose from the corpse’s waist and into his hand.
The image of a black idol had been carved into the plate. The idol had extremely sharp and vicious eyes that seemed to look into the soul.
There was nothing else on the plate, not even a single word.
Wang Chong was no stranger to this style of token. This was probably the symbol of some Divine Lord.
The vast majority of the bodies on the summit were Sindhi, but the farther they went, the more corpses of men in black they saw. Some of these people were still in half–Lu Wu form, their expressions savage and terrifying.
The battle had ended long ago, but it was still possible to see traces of the Fires of Lu Wu, Mara, and Ju Bi.
Though he hadn’t seen the battle play out, he could tell from the traces on the summit that it had been an extremely gruesome battle.
“Your Highness, I found it!”
As Wang Chong inspected the area, Li Siye came up with something in his hand, his expression grave.
“The force sent by Lords Gao Xianzhi and An Sishun was ambushed and completely wiped out. They all died here. If my guess is right, they probably ran into those men in black,” Li Siye sternly said as he opened his hand. In his palm was a small metal token, and on this token, the words ‘Iron Wall’ had been written in ancient script.
This was an elite army under Gao Xianzhi.
Gao Xianzhi had dispatched members of this army to investigate what was going on in Hyderabad.
Everyone’s eyes widened upon hearing Li Siye’s report.
“Everyone, be careful! The Celestial God Organization’s men have not entirely left!” Young Master Qingyang said, his expression cold.
The incident in Hyderabad had taken place six or seven days ago, and Gao Xianzhi’s force had arrived three days ago. The battle in the Hyderabad Mountains should have ended by then, and the Celestial God Organization should have withdrawn entirely.
But given what had happened, this was clearly not the case.
They all released their Stellar Energies and prepared for battle.
But Wang Chong was unperturbed.
Buzz!
His eyes closed, and a flood of Psychic Energy instantly swept out from Wang Chong and covered the entire mountain range.
This wasn’t Wang Chong’s first time at the Hyderabad Mountains, but now that he looked at it with Psychic Energy, he saw something entirely different.
Beneath the Hyderabad Mountains were numerous domains and formations. In addition, deep below the mountains was an enormous energy core that would greatly interfere with Wang Chong’s attempts to probe with Psychic Energy. However, Wang Chong had already found what he wanted.
Wang Chong opened his eyes and said, “Their main force has already departed. It’s only some small fry that are left!”
Whoosh!
With these words, Wang Chong extended his silver barrier again and disappeared with the group.
……
In the northeastern part of the Hyderabad Mountains, in a massive mine shaft, the ground was covered in corpses. This place had once been an important collection point for Hyderabad ore.
Amidst the debris, one could see the machines that Wang Chong had designed to mine Hyderabad ore.
“Let’s go! The mission is complete. We have to withdraw at once!” a leader figure of the men in black sternly said.
“The Tang army from Baghdad has appeared in the mountains. It’s clear that they’ve taken note of this place. It won’t be long until that man from the Great Tang arrives.”
Chapter 2289 - The Attack of Three Supremes!
Chapter 2289: The Attack of Three Supremes!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
“It’s too late. None of you will be leaving here.” A cold and aloof voice drifted out from the summit.
“Who!?”
The men in black paled as they raised their heads.
But a moment later, their terrified eyes beheld a giant silver hand descending over them.
Boom!
With a thunderous explosion and a chorus of screams, countless men in black were obliterated by the violent Stellar Energy.
The battle ended even more quickly than it had begun, and in the blink of an eye, only the leader of these men in black was left standing.
“The Child of Destruction!”
The leader shuddered, his eyes flying open as he stared at Wang Chong.
“You know me?”
Wang Chong raised an eyebrow in surprise, and then he sneered.
“It seems that everyone in the Celestial God Organization knows me now, even a puny captain!”
“Wait! Don’t kill me! I can tell you everything you want to know!”
The black-clothed leader paled, fear in his eyes.
Firmament Supreme had been killed, Genesis Supreme had been killed, the Purification plan had failed, and the cold wave’s origin had been destroyed! Right now, everyone in the Celestial God Organization truly did know about Wang Chong’s existence. Even ordinary men in black like him knew of his infamy and feared him.
The Sage Emperor of the Great Tang had also struck fear into their hearts, and the power of the Son of Heaven’s Sword was of mythical proportions, their greatest nightmare. But that Sage Emperor had to preside over his court and could not lightly take action. However, Wang Chong had paved his path forward with the bodies of countless people.
They couldn’t help fearing him.
“There’s no need! I’ll find out by myself what you plan to say!”
Wang Chong clenched his hand around the man’s neck and fixed him in the air.
Bang!
Wang Chong sent a wave of Psychic Energy flooding into the leader’s mind.
He easily seized control of the man’s mind and began to read through his memories.
The men in black had a strict hierarchy, and the core secrets would all be sealed in their minds. But not even the most powerful seals could block out what had happened six days ago.
Through the man’s memories, Wang Chong quickly saw everything that had happened in the Hyderabad Mountains.
Wang Chong’s reports had been correct. About six days ago, a large number of men in black had received the summons and gathered in the Hyderabad Mountains. Thousands of men in black, transformed into Lu Wus or Asuras, had charged up to the summit.
Their Fires of Mara, Ju Bi, and Lu Wu had engulfed the mountaintop.
There had been tens of thousands of miners in the mountains, and Wang Chong’s garrison had been given ballistae, but these were only meant to defend against the attacks of secular factions. They were no match for the men in black. Wang Chong had never planned for this scenario.
But amongst these men in black, the one that left the greatest impression on Wang Chong was a figure like a blazing sun, someone who appeared
even more powerful than Genesis Supreme.
Wang Chong heard what those people had called that person.
Essence Supreme!
“It’s him!”
Wang Chong’s eyes flew open.
The faceless man had mentioned that there was a Supreme in the Celestial God Organization called ‘Essence Supreme’, who had assumed management of the organization and had noticed that outsiders had infiltrated it.
But Wang Chong had never imagined that Essence Supreme would appear here at this time or that the organization would target Hyderabad.
What were they doing with such a large force?
Wang Chong was alarmed.
Besides Essence Supreme, Wang Chong had seen two other enormously powerful existences in this man’s memories.
These two weren’t as powerful as Essence Supreme, but they were undoubtedly Supremes. If his guess was right, these were Grand Supreme and Radiance Supreme. For the Hyderabad Mountains to draw three Supremes seemed utterly absurd.
Wang Chong had never encountered this situation before.
Is it all because of him?
Wang Chong narrowed his eyes, the image of the Sindhu High Priest appearing in his mind.
Though Hyderabad was extremely important, providing the ore for tens of thousands of Wootz Steel weapons every year, Wang Chong didn’t believe that these three Supremes would care about mortal weapons.
This only made Wang Chong more confused.
“High Priest, what is your relationship with them?” Wang Chong muttered, numerous thoughts on his mind.
Wang Chong felt like he could not keep standing around.
“Old Eagle, Li Siye, Young Master Qingyang, stay here. I’ll be back soon.”
Wang Chong snapped the neck of the man in black and threw his corpse on the ground, then blackish-brown ripples began to spread out from Wang Chong.
Wherever these ripples touched, the hard rock would ripple like water. Using his Earth Movement, Wang Chong disappeared into the Hyderabad Mountains.
The only one of the Divine Embryos Wang Chong had brought with him on this trip was the Earth Divine Embryo.
Wang Chong had placed this Divine Embryo into the halo so that he could use its Earth Movement at will.
Buzz!
The rocks parted like water, flowing past Wang Chong as he moved downward. He soon reached a depth of nearly one thousand meters.
The entire way, he could see the remnants of battle, traces left behind by clashes of universal energy. Even though it had been several days since the battle, these remnants had yet to disperse, proof of the terrifying power that had been thrown around.
Moreover, as Wang Chong spread out his Psychic Energy, he could sense that enormous energy source in the depths of the Hyderabad Mountains.
But different from what he remembered, this boundless energy source felt extremely unstable, as if it had suffered from some intense impact.
They battled underground!
Wang Chong understood what was going on.
Judging by the traces of energy, it had undoubtedly been Essence Supreme, Grand Supreme, and Radiance Supreme. They had traveled deep into the earth and battled fiercely with the Sindhu High Priest.
Wang Chong found it impossible to fathom the exact details, but he was sure that the battle had been exceptionally fierce.
But how did it turn out?
As he thought about the Sindhu High Priest, Wang Chong became extremely uneasy.
The energy left behind in this region was as intense as raging flames.
This searing energy made Wang Chong feel that the intensity of this battle had even surpassed his battle with Genesis Supreme.
The Celestial God Organization had come well-prepared. Three Supremes working together were not something the Sindhu High Priest could stand against.
This thought made Wang Chong accelerate, and he moved swiftly toward that secretive cave the High Priest had once summoned him to.
Wang Chong recalled his meeting with the Sindhu High Priest. His cultivation level had been too low at the time, and there had been many things he didn’t understand. But now that he thought about it, the Sindhu High Priest had clearly been in the Grotto Heaven realm and was capable of controlling spacetime power.
He had clearly used spacetime power to send him out of that cave.
In addition, that cave in which the Sindhu High Priest had been hiding was not that simple. Other than powerful seals, the Sindhu High Priest had also applied profound energy to create small dimensions akin to the ones the Celestial God Organization had created at the cold wave origin.
One would find it difficult to get in unless they found the entrance!
A few moments later, relying on his memories, Wang Chong managed to find the entrance to the Sindhu High Priest’s dimension.
It was a zigzagging passage only big enough for a single person.
Swoosh!
A dark golden Halo of Spacetime appeared under Wang Chong’s feet, and he swiftly made his way into that narrow passage.
A few moments later, bzzz! Wang Chong felt his field of vision open up. As expected, he had succeeded in entering that cave from his memories.
“Who’s there?”
As Wang Chong emerged from the passage, he heard someone call out in alarm. As the voice spoke, the area darkened, and an immense and heavy energy suffused with scorching flames descended upon Wang Chong.
“Seeking death!”
Wang Chong reacted extremely quickly. At his current level of power, very few people could threaten him.
Bang!
The moment he sensed danger, he threw out the halo and had it take the form of a sturdy wall. At the same time, a dark golden Halo of Spacetime rapidly expanded and then hurtled at his adversary with destructive power.
Boom!
The energies clashed, and with an enormous explosion, Wang Chong blasted through his foe’s attack, the remaining energy slamming the assailant into the wall of the cave.
A brief glimpse informed Wang Chong that his assailant was a man in black.
This person wore a golden mask and was otherwise completely enclosed in a black robe. He had been hiding at the edge of the cave and had completely constricted his energy. If not for the fact that Wang Chong had an extremely high cultivation level, this man really might have succeeded in his ambush.
Chapter 2290 - Origin Supreme!
Chapter 2290: Origin Supreme!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
“Die for me!”
Wang Chong’s eyes chilled, and without a second thought, he flipped his hand over and sent a second roaring wave of golden energy.
This wave of energy was even stronger than the first and was infused with the obliterating power of spacetime.
“Wait a moment!” Surprisingly, when the other party saw Wang Chong, they trembled and called out for him to stop. A hand reached up and pulled off the aloof golden mask.
The people of the Celestial God Organization all deserved death, and from Wang Chong’s perspective, this was a futile gesture that would never change his mind. However, though Wang Chong was determined, when he saw the face beneath the mask, he couldn’t help but be stunned.
“It’s you!”
Beneath the golden mask was a face that Wang Chong had never expected to see.
The High Priest of Arabia!
In the war of the northwest, this legend of Arabia who had lived for several hundred years had joined Khatabah in invading the Great Tang. In the end, Wang Chong had relied on his comprehensions to create the ‘Stellar Universe’ and successfully injure the High Priest of Arabia, shattering his soul and causing his body to plummet from atop a Behemoth.
But after the war, he had been unable to find the High Priest’s body. Moreover, during that battle, Wang Chong sensed that he had not been able to completely kill the Arab High Priest.
Though Wang Chong had been somewhat uneasy at the time, feeling that this
was a problem that would crop up in the future, the Arab High Priest had seemingly vanished, not appearing again.
Even when he was taking Baghdad, the Arab High Priest had failed to appear.
With the passage of time, Wang Chong had cast the matter to the back of his mind.
Wang Chong had never imagined that he would appear at this time, in the Sindhu High Priest’s secret cave. This was a completely unanticipated development!
“So it was you!”
Upon recognizing the High Priest, Wang Chong only felt his killing intent increase. Rather than slowing his offensive, he attacked with even greater gusto.
“You’re seeking death!”
This cave was rather cramped and was covered with seals. There was no way of creating an opening to escape, so there was no hope of escaping even if he wanted to.
The Arab High Priest had essentially thrown himself into the net. This was the perfect chance to end things once and for all!
“King of Foreign Lands, we are friends, not enemies! Stay your hand!”
Seeing that Wang Chong had struck, the Arab High Priest paled. Bzzz! He took out a shuttle-shaped ritual tool that transformed into a Stellar Energy barrier to protect him. At the same time, a torrent of Psychic Energy shot forward, carrying his thoughts.
“Moreover, don’t you still want to see the Sindhu High Priest?”
Buzz!
Wang Chong’s world-destroying Grotto Heaven realm energy was only a few feet away from the Arab High Priest’s head. Even with that shuttle-shaped ritual tool, Wang Chong was still confident in his ability to kill him.
But those words seemed to stop time. At the final moment, Wang Chong drew back his palm, and his attack receded with it, scattered into the depths of spacetime by Wang Chong.
“What did you do to him?”
Wang Chong’s eyes chilled as he stared at the Arab High Priest.
“King of Foreign Lands, you’ve misunderstood!”
The Arab High Priest sighed in relief upon seeing Wang Chong fall back.
A man had to be looked upon with a new light after a parting of three days, and in the war in the northeast, Wang Chong had killed Genesis Supreme. He had reached a divine level of strength and had surpassed the vast majority of experts in the world. Even though the High Priest had been holding back the vast majority of his strength in his battle with Wang Chong, he was still no match for Wang Chong.